Born Wisconsin, USA, moved to London in 1880 for business reasons. Pharmacist, founder of the Wellcome Trust and Foundation. His collection of books & artefacts relating to the history of medicine & pharmacy became, in 1913, the Wellcome Historical Medical Museum in London.
What, we wonder, prompted Mr Wellcome to become a pharmacist and to collect items relating to bringing wellness to people? Could it be a case of nominative determinism?
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Sir Henry Wellcome
English Heritage Sir Henry Wellcome, 1853 - 1936, pharmacist, founder of the...
Married to Robert Trotter and widowed in 1877. See Robert's page for more information.
From the Trust's website: "The aim of People's Postcode Trust is to support smaller charities and good causes in the Scotland to make a difference to their community for the benefit of people and p...
Born Winchester. Lost a leg in the Crimean War. Fellow Tottenhamite and brother-in-law to Peter Paul Marshall, one of the founders of William Morris's Firm. Gillum was an important patron of the Fi...
Senior 4th Engineer on the RMS Titanic. A full résumé of his life can be found on the Encyclopedia Titanica website. He is also commemorated on the Engineers Memorial, Andrews East Park, Above Bar...
The stone was erected on the base of one of Baird's television masts. Our picture is taken from the History of Kingsbury Manor website wh...
"No greater honour..etc." is surely a quotation but we cannot source it.
The facade of this building tells the history of the school. Each of the 4 gable ends carries a plaque with a dated event, reading from l...
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